A survey of business owners and supply managers across Iowa and eight other Midwestern states finds the economies in Iowa and in the region are healthy and expanding. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says a score of 50 on the report is “growth neutral,” and the regional economy is well above that. “The overall index […]Powered by WPeMatico
Joey Logano went from last to first to pick up his first win of the year by beating teammate Brad Keselowski to the checkered flag at Richmond. Logano had to start from the back of the field because of a pre-race transmission change. He led the last seventeen laps. The race was the 300th in […]Powered by WPeMatico
Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds this morning said it’s “likely” she will become Iowa’s next governor before the end of May. Governor Terry Branstad will appear before a Senate committee tomorrow for a confirmation hearing. It’s a key step toward a full senate vote on his nomination to be U.S. Ambassador to China. “We don’t have a date. […]Powered by WPeMatico
Starting on this May Day, AAA members in Iowa will be able to take advantage of a new type of service. The auto club’s Gail Weinholzer says if you’re out bicycling anywhere in the state and have some type of mechanical trouble, you’ll be able to call for a tow truck. So, why is the […]Powered by WPeMatico
May is National Foster Care Month and an Iowan who works to get kids into foster homes says it has a two-fold purpose. “We literally want to let people know that foster parents do provide care out of the goodness of their heart and because they want to provide a stable and safe environment for […]Powered by WPeMatico
Terry Branstad’s historic tenure as Iowa’s governor is drawing to a close. AUDIO of report, 4:00 The first hint of Branstad’s exit came on the sixth of November, during Donald Trump’s final campaign rally in Iowa. “He made some off-the-cuff remark like, ‘Well, Governor Branstad can take care of China,'” Branstad said, laughing during a Radio […]Powered by WPeMatico
iStock/Thinkstock(SAN DIEGO) -- Police in San Diego said there are at least eight victims after a gunman opened fire at an apartment complex Sunday night. After receiving multiple 911 calls of a shooting in the pool area at La Jolla Crossroads Apartments, three officers arrived at the scene and engaged the suspect, a white male wearing shorts, who appeared to be reloading, police said. The suspect was shot and killed […]
iStock/Thinkstock(TOPEKA, Kan.) -- Four people were killed after a gunman opened fire inside a home for adults with special needs on Sunday afternoon, according to police in Topeka, Kansas. The suspect believed to have been responsible for the shootings was among the dead, the Topeka Police Department said, and a fifth person was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police said in a news release that officers responded […]
Janet Weinstein/ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Ahed Festuk stood outside the Washington, D.C., office of Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, waiting for an aide to come and collect her. With her long blond hair, black jeans and flowered scarf, she looked very much like any other millennial living in her adopted home of Brooklyn, New York.But Festuk was nervous. Along with four other Syrian women, she was on Capitol Hill Wednesday to […]
